Facility Based Assessments
IMPROVING
Facility Based Assessments
Facilities Assessments
288 TOTAL
171 IHF
Independent Health Facilities Outcomes
1 % Licensing Action
Required by MOHLTC
99 %
117 Satisfactory OHP
Assessment
Out-of-Hospital Premises Outcomes
14 %
Deferred
8 %
Fail
40 %
Pass with Conditions
38 % Pass
A significant proportion of medical procedures provided in Ontario are now occurring outside of hospitals . The College has played a lead role in both advocating for systems of quality and oversight in the out-of-hospital setting and in overseeing inspection and assessment programs .
In May 2016 , the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care endorsed recommendations made by Health Quality Ontario ( HQO ) in the report titled Building an Integrated System for Quality Oversight in Ontario ’ s Non-Hospital Medical Clinics .
Since the release of the HQO report , the College has continued to work with the Ministry on the recommendations put forward in the report , including the development of a singular quality oversight regime that will consolidate the Independent Health Facilities ( IHF ) and the Out-of- Hospital Premises ( OHPs ) inspection programs .
Independent Health Facilities ( IHFs )
The Independent Health Facilities Act ( IHFA ) specifies that facilities are considered Independent Health Facilities , if they perform insured services and bill for a facility fee or if they have been identified as an IHF by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care . Under the IHFA , the College develops the standards and tools for assessments and conducts assessments of IHFs .
Currently , there are approximately 1,070 IHFs delivering services in Ontario including but not limited to diagnostic imaging , sleep medicine , and non-cosmetic insured plastic surgery .
Fast Fact Independent Health Facilities are assessed on a 5 year cycle
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